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World Baseball Classic Win Fuels US-Venezuela-Cuba Reconnection

6/5/2026

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The article suggests Venezuela and Cuba could revive strategic ties with the United States by building on historic baseball connections.
Weeks after the United States captured President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s baseball team beat the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, a result noted by President Donald Trump.
Baseball spread to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea after World War II because of the United States’ heavy military presence.

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The article suggests Venezuela and Cuba could revive strategic ties with the United States by building on historic baseball connections.
Weeks after the United States captured President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s baseball team beat the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, a result noted by President Donald Trump.
Baseball spread to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea after World War II because of the United States’ heavy military presence.